Coal production rises 7.2 per cent in Nov, dispatches up by nearly 4 per cent

Coal production rises 7.2 per cent in Nov, dispatches up by nearly 4 per cent

Monday, 02 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

India's overall coal production rose by 7.2 per cent to 90.62 million tonnes (MT) in November compared to 84.52 MT in the same month of last year, the coal ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The coal output in the April-November period of the current fiscal rose by 6.21 per...

Banks’ credit to industry grows by eight per cent in October: RBI data

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

Banks’ credit to industry grew by 8 per cent in October 2024 compared to 4.8 per cent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Friday. The Reserve Bank data also showed that credit to agriculture and allied activities registered a growth of 15.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y)...

Sentiments of realtors, financial institutions remain positive for future growth: Repor

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Real estate developers and financial institutions are upbeat about growth potential of the realty sector for the six months ending March next year, according to Knight Frank and NAREDCO. Real estate consultant Knight Frank and realtors’ body NAREDCO on Friday released ‘Real Estate Sentiment Index Q3 2024 (July-September 2024)’, highlighting continued...

Forex reserves drop USD 1.31 bn to USD 656.5 bn

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

India’s forex reserves dropped USD 1.31 billion to USD 656.582 billion for the week ended November 22, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said. The kitty had dropped a record USD 17.761 billion to USD 657.892 billion in the previous reporting week ending November 15. The reserves, which had hit an all-time...

Fiscal deficit at 46.5 per cent of full-year target at Oct-end: Govt data

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

The Centre’s fiscal deficit at the end of the first seven months of financial year 2024-25 touched 46.5 per cent of the full-year target, government data showed on Friday. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit -- the gap between government’s expenditure and revenue -- was at Rs 7,50,824 crore during April-October...

Sensex rebounds 759 points, Nifty ends above 24,100

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

Benchmark Sensex rallied 759 points while Nifty closed above 24,100 on Friday following buying in frontline stocks Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 759.05 points or 0.96 per cent to settle at 79,802.79. During the day, it soared 880.16 points or 1.11 per cent to 79,923.90. The NSE...

GDP growth slows to two-year low of 5.4 per cent in Q2

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

India’s economic growth slowed to near two-year low of 5.4 per cent in the July-September quarter of this fiscal due to poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors, but the country continued to remain the fastest-growing large economy, data showed on Friday. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 8.1...

India actively engaged with 30 nations for mutual recognition agreements: CBIC Chairman

India actively engaged with 30 nations for mutual recognition agreements: CBIC Chairman

Friday, 29 November 2024 | PTI | NEW DELHI

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal on Thursday said India is actively pursuing negotiation for signing of mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) with customs authorities of about 30 countries. Mutual recognition agreements help ease overseas trade by avoiding dual certifications. It thus reduces compliance cost, simplifying compliance...

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